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Chapter 81: Back at Eastmere
The hall remained silent long after Marcus's footsteps disappeared into the night.No one moved.Or more precisely...No one dared to.Oliver was still standing in the center of the room, his gaze sweeping across the entire hall like a blade searching for something to strike down."Who allowed Shadow Claw to attack him inside this manor?" His voice was low, but it carried to every corner of the hall.Silence."I asked a question!” Oliver's tone sharpened with his hoarse, aged voice. "Who gave the order?!”Still, no one answered.Several elders lowered their heads... suddenly finding the floor far more interesting than the face of their family patriarch.Oliver's jaw tightened."Whoever it was," he said slowly, "had better pray that I never find out."He snorted, his eyes once again sweeping across every face in the room. "Marcus is no longer someone this family can afford to underestimate.""What you saw tonight was restraint, not weakness...""The next person who tests him will not b
Chapter 80: Shadowclaw
The bullet shot straight toward Marcus's back, moving like lightning as it shattered the silence of the night.Yet before anyone could even hold their breath, Marcus tilted his head slightly.Only a few centimeters.Enough to let the bullet pass right beside his ear before smashing into an expensive porcelain vase behind him and shattering it into pieces.The entire hall froze, sinking into a deep silence.Marcus stopped walking, then slowly turned around.His demeanor remained so calm, as though a mosquito had merely disturbed him, not a bullet that had nearly pierced his head.His eyes met those of a middle-aged man dressed entirely in black, a pistol still emitting a thin wisp of smoke in his hand.The man's face showed no emotion whatsoever, like a puppet."Shadow Claw," one of the elders muttered, his voice trembling.Several of them even stepped backward unconsciously the moment the name was mentioned.The third strongest expert in the Kane family's powerhouse. Someone who usua
Chapter 79: Return to the Kane’s manor
The private airport was almost deserted when Marcus and Callum walked toward the departure gate, with only the roar of the aircraft engines filling the silence of the night.Marcus had just finished taking care of his business in the capital, and the only thing on his mind now was returning to Eastmere as quickly as possible.To see his wife."Young Master Marcus."The voice forced him to stop before his foot touched the first step.He turned around and found Lucas, one of his father's trusted men, standing a few steps behind him, his breath slightly labored as if he had just run to catch up.Marcus narrowed his eyes . This was the same squad leader who had tried to stop him from going to Eastmare some time ago , and now he was doing it again.Lucas bowed briefly, respectfully before saying, "I have been tracking your whereabouts throughout the entire city all day."Marcus did not bother answering, even about to turn around when Lucas's voice once again stopped his movement."Master
Chapter 78
The atmosphere inside Eastmere Women's Prison felt like a hell designed specifically to gnaw away at the souls of its inmates every single day.For three consecutive days after the fifteen-year sentence was handed down, Quinn could do nothing but curl up on the cold concrete floor, hugging her knees.Any hollow hope that her husband would come for her had long since evaporated, replaced by utter disgust for that coward's betrayal.The overwhelming frustration nearly tore her sanity into worthless fragments within the corner of this rusted iron cell.The screech of rusty iron hinges suddenly shattered the routine of her despair on that overcast afternoon.A burly female guard strode inside, roughly grabbing the back of Quinn's prison uniform without saying a single word.The female inmate was dragged through the damp corridor toward a special visitation room enclosed by thick glass, isolated from the other prisoners.The guard shoved Quinn's back, sending her stumbling onto an iron cha
Chapter 77
The old judge adjusted his glasses as he stared at the stack of documents on his desk as though they were an irrefutable holy scripture."The court has heard all witness testimonies and examined the financial forensic evidence submitted by the prosecution," he declared."Your Honor, my client is entitled to be released on bail until we can present an independent auditor from the capital!" Quinn's lawyer argued desperately. "Every one of these transfer records has been manipulated and deliberately fabricated to frame Mrs. Quinn."The prosecutor laughed, straightening the collar of his suit as though he had just won an international lottery."What other auditor are you planning to bribe to cover up the corruption of this lowly executive, Counselor?" the prosecutor sneered. "The facts on the ground are already screaming the truth that the defendant used her position to steal the Sterling Company's funds.""Even our key witness has just provided a detailed account of the illegal flow of m
Chapter 76
The brutal flashes from dozens of media cameras welcomed the bleak morning at the Eastmere District Court.Quinn was dragged out of the prison transport van by two fierce-looking guards toward the main entrance of the courthouse.The orange prison uniform wrapped around her slender body stood in stark contrast to the grandeur of the towering pillars surrounding her.The deafening buzz of reporters instantly erupted, firing off a barrage of judgmental questions."Mrs. Quinn, is it true that you stole project funds to support your husband?""Was your family's bankruptcy the primary motive behind your embezzlement of Sterling's funds?"Quinn pressed her lips tightly together, refusing to respond, only staring blankly ahead.As soon as the double doors of the courtroom swung open, a suffocating atmosphere mercilessly gripped her lungs.In the front row of VIP seats, the members of the Sterling family and their aristocratic allies sat comfortably, waiting for the main performance.Smug smi
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